Earth & Climate

Featured picture: A chameleon with a spiked comb

Obviously, this green reptile is a chameleon. But this specimen, discovered in Ethiopia, belongs to a previously unknown species, which is noticeable, among...

Inner ears reveal secrets

Inner ear model of the bird-like Hesperornis with the arches of the vestibular system above and the elongated cochlea below. (Image: Michael Hanson...

Featured picture: The egg under X-ray shot

Whether hard-boiled or as a fried egg like here: eggs are part of Easter. With the help of a special X-ray technique, researchers...

Featured picture: Metal supplier to the deep sea

The lump on this shot looks like a black-brown cauliflower. In fact, there is a potentially important deep-sea metal supplier behind the strange...

Solar cells are “contagious”

Solar system on a house roof. (Image: querbeet / iSotck) Whether you mount a photovoltaic system on the roof does not only depend on...

Lively – but surprisingly slow

How did Tyrannosaurus rex move on a leisurely foray through his realm? According to a study, a person could even have accompanied...

Featured picture: Black hole in full spectrum

Astronomers have now recorded the black hole M87 *, which became famous for its photo in 2019, for the first time in all areas...

Climate change: Arming is the order of the day

Gloomy future prospects for the German cultural landscape. Smart adaptations are necessary to withstand the effects of climate change. (Image: Boonyachoat /...

Pterosaurs with “human” thumbs

Left: Artist's impression of the pterosaurs, which were probably able to grab prey with their opposing thumbs and were able to move skillfully in...

Featured picture: A sponge with invisible helpers

A tropical sea sponge can be seen in this photo. These inconspicuous, ancient beings feed with the help of microbial symbionts, which give...

Miracle of slime mold

Photo: Andreas Witt For the best pictures you sometimes just have to grab the opportunities that everyday life offers. So did our reader Andreas...

Featured picture: Airy rivers affect Antarctic glaciers

This photo shows the vast ice landscape of the huge Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. The air currents prevailing there cause heavy snowfalls...

Water wonders reflect the late antique climate

On this cross-section of the examined stalagmite from the Renella cave, the tree-ring-like structures can be clearly seen. (Image: Zanchetta et al., 2021) Reports...

How the asteroid shaped the rainforest

Using fossil leaves, spores and pollen grains, researchers have examined how the asteroid impact changed the vegetation in the rainforests of South America 66...

New predatory dinosaur: “The Fearsome”

Artist's impression of the new representative of the abelisaurs. (Image: Jorge Blanco and Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology) The community of monstrous robbers of the...

Featured picture: Myelin keeps the brain fit

This recording gives an insight into the white matter of the brain. It gets its whitish appearance from the turquoise myelin, the covering...

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